I am thrilled to bring you Cambridge sociologist Lucy Mahaffey. Lucy has a double major from the University of Oklahoma and is currently studying for her MPhil at Cambridge. In our talk we discuss Lucy's amazing research into a tough and very troubling subject: modern slavery/people trafficking. What are their definitions? How can we act? What are some of the victim's stories?

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I am delighted to introduce you to historian and international relations expert William Klintworth. William is a graduate of Exeter University where he studied History and International Relations. He now at Cambridge studying for his masters in Politics and International Studies, for which he focuses on China. In our discussion we talk about Britain's withdrawal from territories 'East of Suez', China in the twentieth century and China in the future.

Why not follow William on Twitter? > @WillKlintworth

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I am very happy to be sharing my conversation with theologian and church historian Colin Donnerlly.  With an MPhil from Oxford and a soon to be completed PhD from Durham, Colin is an authority on this subject.  In this episode we discuss early reformer Thomas Bilney, the nature of 'conversions' and whether religion and politics can be truly separate. 

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It is an absolute pleasure to introduce you to social scientist Luke Waktins. Luke will soon be embarking upon a PhD in sociology, adding to his masters and bachelor degrees, both from the University of Bath. Luke's work focuses on contemporary youth culture and his most recent research is on drill music. In this episode we discuss the debates surrounding drill music: violence, freedom of expression, artists and why/how it has become so popular.

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I am thrilled to be bringing you Joelle Lucas. Joelle is a theologian from Durham University where she gained her masters in Biblical Theology and is currently studying for her PhD. Joelle's work explores friendship and in this episode we discuss the meaning of friendship, different types of friendship and why Joelle thinks we need to re-examine our understanding of friendship (and how I think FRIENDS -that's Rachel, Ross, Phoebe, Chandler, Joey and Monica - might have a part to play...)

Check out Joelle's blog https://friendsofvirtue.home.blog/ or visit her Durham academia profile https://durham.academia.edu/JoelleLucas.

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I am very proud to introduce you to historian Hannah Westwick. Hannah is currently studying for her Masters of Studies at Oxford University. She specialises in female travellers and travel literature. We talk about why these inspirational women started to travel, where they travelled to, how they were welcomed (or not) by their hosts, safety and why we travel at all.

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I am very excited to introduce you to political scientist Isabelle DeSisto. She is a graduate of Harvard University and is currently studying for her MPhil at Cambridge. We talk about her work in international relations, foreign exchange programs, the USSR, Cuba and the International response to the 1986 disaster at Chernobyl.

Keep up to date with Isabelle on twitter at @isadesis or visit her website isabelledesisto.com.

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Jamie puts questions to a variety of researchers from the best universities in the UK. Each episode will feature a different academic and a discussion about their specialist work. If you want to take a deep dive into history, politics, arts, culture, religion, theology, sociology, anthropology and lots more, then this is the podcast for you.